https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Y3mWDkB6o
― Don't Want To Know If Only You Were Lonely (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 July 2014 22:26 (nine years ago) link
According to wikipedia, the last song, “Spoon,” was Can’s only big hit. It was a hit single in Germany. Interesting, because it does not sound like a typical hit!
such good writing
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 13 July 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
boy that sure makes me want to check out can
― Neil Patrick Haggerty (get bent), Sunday, 13 July 2014 23:08 (nine years ago) link
If I want to read something amusing if relatively clueless, Chuck Klosterman already exists.
― Albiceleste Square Mall (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 July 2014 23:18 (nine years ago) link
lol i'm not sure i actually read that blog during the initial hub-bub. all in all it's some of most amateurish asinine garbage i've read in my life. all in all in all in all. all in all in all in all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0drC8qVMRk
― balls, Sunday, 13 July 2014 23:23 (nine years ago) link
the review was mostly not about the book at all, and my main takeaway from it was "this book sounds fascinating and I want to read more about *it*"Also true of pretty much every book review ever published in The New Yorker, to be fair...― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, July 13, 2014 5:10 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Also true of pretty much every book review ever published in The New Yorker, to be fair...
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, July 13, 2014 5:10 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
most of those new yorker reviews just seem like the "reviewer" summarizing the book(s) and perhaps throwing in a few critical sentences so it passes as a review/critique. it almost seems like the design is to make actually reading the reviewed book(s) superfluous. IDGI.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Monday, 14 July 2014 05:01 (nine years ago) link
are you talking about the 'briefly noted' section? the new yorker for sure does thoughtful book essays.
― maura, Monday, 14 July 2014 15:26 (nine years ago) link
She's a good writer and her posts aren't really comparable to Amazon reviews imo.
Paris 1919:
Okay, we’re back to romance on side two with “Paris 1919.” This song has almost a musical feel to it
― famous instagram God (waterface), Monday, 14 July 2014 17:20 (nine years ago) link
I don't care if some idiot has a blog but praising the writing is a bridge too far
― Οὖτις, Monday, 14 July 2014 17:29 (nine years ago) link
Totally. Here's Trout Mask Replica
Looking at the picture of these hippies on the back cover though, and thinking about how the 1950’s were so straight and polished and then the world basically went crazy in the 60s, it makes you realize that you really can do whatever you want with music, and you should do it.
― famous instagram God (waterface), Monday, 14 July 2014 17:33 (nine years ago) link
gonna start "my wife's stupid science experiments" and make snide comments about what her bacterial slides look like
― some dude, Monday, 14 July 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
tmi
― am0n alb4rn (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 14 July 2014 17:51 (nine years ago) link
you really can do whatever you want with music writing
― famous instagram God (waterface), Monday, 14 July 2014 18:05 (nine years ago) link
this strain has kind of an... angular look
xpost
― Neil Sekada (Jon Lewis), Monday, 14 July 2014 18:05 (nine years ago) link
Here's Trout Mask ReplicaReplacing my copy of Stranded right now with that blog.
― I Need Andmoreagain (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 July 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
it's a long way to the top if you're gonna write a blog
― Neanderthal, Monday, 14 July 2014 19:35 (nine years ago) link
no, that's our whole complaint in this thread, that it's not long at all
― j., Monday, 14 July 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
lonnggg nightsimpossible oddskeepin my eye to the clickhoooole
― Neil Sekada (Jon Lewis), Monday, 14 July 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link
Couple of local bands here did a gig where they covered McCartney's Ram in it's entirety. (I was there and it was fun). This review showed up in one of the local rags:
Sprïng and Synthcake took the stage to cover Ram, an album which has come to be recognized as an “archetypal indie-rock album.” With a few others dipping on stage occasionally, the sizable group possessed multidiscipline talent enough for a high fidelity capture of Ram’s features: numerous harmonies, keyboard stomping, silly vocalizations, brass instrumentation—the good stuff. The two bands were especially apt for the project given their psychedelic focuses. At risk of listing off the individuals on stage and their respective contributions, or overemphasizing any single person’s contributions, the set was extremely cohesive. Ram, for better or worse, was hated—and is adored—for being a light and fun album and the stage was rife with people who were having a good time. It’s great being able to share that.While it was an intimate event, when the main event had begun, numerous sans-baby-faced individuals had settled around the venue, undoubtedly there for the promise of Ram. As far as I could tell, they weren’t disappointed. It’s easy to feel like you’re on the outside looking in, but I think everyone at the Biltmore that night was in their element.
― everything, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 17:29 (nine years ago) link
"numerous [Comic] sans-baby-faced individuals"
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
Surprised no one posted this from like two weeks ago: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/07/07/concert-review-toronto-urban-roots-festival-sees-neutral-milk-hotel-july-talk-jeff-tweedy-turn-in-memorable-sets/
― Herbie Handcock (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 17:40 (nine years ago) link
That deservedly attained cult status on Twitter and Facebook. I assumed I first came across it itt but maybe not.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 17:45 (nine years ago) link
I still think it's satirizing live reviews.
― Herbie Handcock (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 17:48 (nine years ago) link
The first rule of the "worst piece of music writing ever" thread is that entries could be confused with satire.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 17:53 (nine years ago) link
But wow, Neutral Milk Hotel was mind-blowing. Lots of people have said they’re admirers but I didn’t know their stuff. The singer looked like he was on Duck Dynasty. Their music is sort of like Wilco, but dreamier.
LOL
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 17:56 (nine years ago) link
otm
― tylerw, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
That reminds me of a shitty review of Dirty Projectors where whoever it was described their sound as a warped pavement record. Some people just have a very limited pool of artists they know about per genre so they'll desperately try to make comparisons that make no sense.
― Evan, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 18:28 (nine years ago) link
this song is just another rearrangement of the notes mozart used
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 18:31 (nine years ago) link
Jeff Mangum reads "sort of like Wilco, but dreamier", disappears for another 15 years.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
http://www.end-your-sleep-deprivation.com/images/awake-vs-rem-sleep-brain-activity.jpg
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
god, i hope so!!!!
― guwop (crüt), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
I thought this was horrible: The 10 Biggest Classic Rock Douchebags
I know, let's shoot a few fish in a barrel, take down a few sacred cows, and scribble 1200 mostly snarky words about them. At some point the author goes from calling out douchebag behavior to simply complaining about their music which seems to be a different thing altogether, meaning he didn't even know his thesis, let alone that it sucked.
I am a fan of some of the musicians on this list and there's a few I don't much like. But the author made me want to get every boxset they cumulatively released, move in next door to the dude and play them at massive volume like they do to people holding hostages until he gave up music writing and became a circus clown.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Sunday, 20 July 2014 06:27 (nine years ago) link
i feel like LA weekly is sort of known for these kinds of lists where they claim that people widely regarded as great are actually the worst. i love dylan and reed as much as i love anything, but i still think it's sort of funny in a juvenile way to provoke classic rawk fans with these obviously disingenuous arguments.
― Treeship, Sunday, 20 July 2014 06:33 (nine years ago) link
like, they wrote this thing too about the "worst hipster bands" which was basically a list of the 20 most famous indie rock acts in america.
http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/08/23/the-20-worst-hipster-bands-the-complete-list
― Treeship, Sunday, 20 July 2014 06:35 (nine years ago) link
so their music section is basically old-ilx, except someone's getting paid for writing it?
― Kiss Screaming Seagull Her Seagull Her (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 20 July 2014 07:10 (nine years ago) link
Phil Spector?!
― campreverb, Sunday, 20 July 2014 13:49 (nine years ago) link
basically xp
― Treeship, Sunday, 20 July 2014 15:05 (nine years ago) link
C'mon, those olde-ilx discussions were much more interesting than this drivel.
― I Need Andmoreagain (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 20 July 2014 15:54 (nine years ago) link
[Editor's note: The Weekly staff is divided on Pink; for an argument in favor of his genius see our recent feature story. For the opposite opinion keep reading.]
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, 20 July 2014 17:03 (nine years ago) link
I love that the case for Fogerty's douchiness hinges on him not accepting the "standard music rip-off deal" with grace and good humor.
Come on, John, it's just the standard deal! You know, the kind where you get ripped off! What's the big deal? Lighten up!
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 20 July 2014 17:18 (nine years ago) link
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/move-over-rihanna-a-new-generation-of-female-rb-singers-are-taking-the-lead-9615001.html
― ey, Sunday, 20 July 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
yes all female r&b singers are locked in a battle with one another.
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Monday, 21 July 2014 02:45 (nine years ago) link
there can only be one. too bad riri, you had a nice run.
From the Arts Desk review of Latitude:
From the sublime to the ridiculous, we stopped by Norma Jean Martine, a bluesy pop singer with soaring vocals and a warm, husky sound, before nipping in to catch some of the Swedish psychedelia that is Goat. They are everything that far-out festival fun should be - golden sequined kaftans, barefoot stomping, elaborate face masks, head dresses and costumed guitarists that could spawn their very own subculture. Would I want to go away and download these tracks? Probably not, but I sure as heck enjoyed getting down and cutting a rug to their experimental psychedelic beats.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 13:24 (nine years ago) link
More from that Arts Desk review:
The American sisterly trio treated audiences to an array of musicality in their thunderingly original sound, almost as impressive as Este's range of terrifying faces as she went hard at her guitar (pictured, above right). If she's the personality in the band, middle sister Danielle is the serious, musically accomplished one while the "babyest of baby sisters" Alana, gets the percussion going as well as adding to the group's outstanding vocals. Cutting through the emotional BS (as she calls it) Este demands that the crowd get on each others' shoulders - most are too frightened to ignore her insistence, but they are rewarded with an invite into Haim's metaphorical home to jam with them and shake their "asses and titties" so hard that at least one of them sheds a tear. The audience try pretty hard. Haim let rip with an emotional honesty that was raw, endearing and impressive - maybe because as the last stop on their 2014 tour they gave all that they could. They certainly proved their worth and showed how they occupy an important space as a serious female rock band that can be enjoyed by a pop audience. They are the antithesis of Lily Allen, representing non-manufactured pop that can spring from Indie roots to get ahead on the strength of their individuality. They can shred and headbang with the best of them while we sing along to their radio-friendly hits like "If I Could Change Your Mind" and "The Wire", and party as hard as they want us to.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 13:26 (nine years ago) link
Man why would you cut Goat's rug? That's what they sleep on!
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 13:26 (nine years ago) link
"the ____ that is ____" is always a terrible construction even when done better than it is there
― wins, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 16:05 (nine years ago) link
I sure as heck enjoyed getting down and cutting a rug to their experimental psychedelic beats
Worth repeating and marvelling at
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 16:08 (nine years ago) link
they are rewarded with an invite into Haim's metaphorical home to jam with them and shake their "asses and titties" so hard that at least one of them sheds a tear
dying of lols
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 16:28 (nine years ago) link
it's like HAIM fan-fic
― relentlessly pecking at peace (President Keyes), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 16:35 (nine years ago) link